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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-22

Eat4e< x ellsr. who Is in Prison for Assisting
the Poor and the Oppressed.

Fnthe< x el1sr. who Is in Prison for Assisting
the roor and the Oppressed.
DntiI Tile middle Of March last Father
Daniel Keller, while one Of the oldest
priests Of tie south Of Ireland, and within
lis district one Of the most popular,
was moi known to the world at large.
There afe 80 many priests like him who
do their duty faithfully that the indi-
fidual is lost in the class He was the
parish priest at Youghal, county Cork
Y0uRhal ii one Of the parishes Of the
Ponsonby estate, which extends over
three parishes in the county, namely,
Killeagh, Inch, and Youghal It is a
smart village On the Bay Of Youghal, and
the terminus Of q line Of railroad from
Father Keller has been unable, as he
Expressed It, to remain silent and inactive
when he SAW the poor and the weak OPP
pressed bY the rich and the strong. The
{enants 81 the PonsonbY estate were rack
rented. Father Keller had Joined with
Father E. Murphy, of Killeagh, in support
ing The action Of their A6cks in adopting
tho Irish League plan of campaign, which
MRa simply to pay to the treasurer of the
league such rent as the league experts
said should be paid, leaving the league to
settle with the agents of the estate.
Father Keller acted as treasurer for
The tenants. For this he was arrested on
ne . - .r ~ ,,ao
~. 49,. 80 y tl,, 49, 80 =, c,
e. 'sst's g s e ,sassIa ;.,o,,d
;s1 fb@ 1888 and 5oun;c io' cnnnc;i
TKa Tak wss 4 esented him with an adj
-izI5zssu Sgf;ls fhe crowd cheered enthu-
s7ss7;c.ii,g 4 NE Recommendation was
,.,sT,e' 81 o4err rtetif,ns alonr the line to
7,,Si;s 4 rchhishon Grolxe who made
81 address sc Thufles, voiced the senti-
e<<ested n ,'T ssYon represent two
GREAT Observation-Disclosures to unjust
Sef;on IS Fecerd il rent and fidelity to
fKs onY,f;sjens1nes ~ vo,1r' fiockn
4 fie nwhjin sfafion tha nolice were
,5,i3Ss3 fo oef1 onf ~ the vUav the crowd
!. ,,ss9s s,,cl, 8 deferm;ned onslanght and
f5e prisoner was lifted m and carried to
fke ford MAYORS carriage. which was in
Xnifi9,r and he svas then convened to the
RSvaI Hofel where the lord MAYOR also
<,,.<Ie AZ, address
Next 3av he was faken before Judge
Rov6 If fke Bankrunfev Court. When
tafed fha infIge and was asked to tes-
Il, ays n; ~ him and
l,is flodk. Father Keller refused to do SO
6n tbe ofoliiid that he would be betraying
oonfide6ces.
Thereupon Father Keller was commit
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-22
ONLY Partly ReconciIed.

How long did you say you had been
widow, Mrs. Frank p
"About two years. sir"
"And have you become reconciled to your
loss yet ?'
We'll, partly, yes, sir"
Partly? How am to explain that p
why, mean that am reconciled to the
loss of my first husband, but not to the loss
of that companionship which might have
from second. - 0nkers Gazette.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-22
Must First Put Up his Money.

Dumley registering in hotel II suppose
can put up here for day ~
Clerk-n0h, yes, sur Any baggage,
Mr.-er-Dumley ?"
Dumley-"No."
Clerk-'Then you may put up q for q
day.n-Neg York 6.ln. a
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-22

"Why do you wear your low-necked dress
in the theatre ?" asked sensible woman Of
her bntterf1y sister
''To please the men, Of course" was the.
vain reply.
"And don't you think you would succeed
better, I" said the other, sif You removed your
hat instead of your waist?V
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-22

sa& ia nfiscIe 81 the paper yesterday, E
Il|0Nt| MIS- G8bbi6 10 Mrs. Vain, her
mons door Re'spt sialing that nearly all
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-22

81 don't want your friendship,
sobbed Pussy, viciously twitching away the
hand had seized. Then, becoming more
coherent, she said: 81 was afraid might
stand was afraid you'd think-think all
sorts Of things"
Have you,n said I gravely, chosen that
man for husbandY'
This ceremony of questioning came with
rather tardy propriety, for Pussy was in my
arms at that moment. never could tell
how she came there, but knew, by an in
stinct, that appearances had lied, and that
she was all NINE My lips were on her shin
ing braids when ] asked again: Care you
engaged to Bell?'
aNo," she answered. delicious, fragrant,
dewy mo melted in first kiss
She never said, "yes" at all as she often
takes occasion to remind me even now.
1t was long hour before l thought of my
enemy again, and then my little affianced
wife told me his story something after this
fashion.
"Why, you dear, jealous, silly old thing,
you ought to love poor Mr.. Bell. The day
we first met in papa office had come there
to see him.
We'll" broke in, growing uneasy again,
that's not pleasant to hear"
Don't be goose, = said Pussy. sMr. Bell
married Mamie Scott, my dearest friend.'
married! Why on earth, Pussy, didn't
you tell me the man was marriedT'
'Couldn't," Pussy answered, shaking her
head gravely.
His wife, poor Mamie Pussy dropped
her voice to whisper-'sis in the lunatic
asylum at Bloomingdale. There was a faint
of insanity in her family, and while she was
still a bride she lost her reason hopelessly
go up and see her sometimes and bring her
husband news of her condition. Sometimes
we go together, and to-day-oh, it was so
sad I've found her much worse Coming
home l felt very sorry for poor Mr.. Bell, and
Isuppose / laid my hands on his
"Ahp %said ], with great sigh of relief
"You see" she went on, "Mr.- Bell was an
editor, and has great literary taste and judg
ment, but under this sorrow he lost courage
to help papa for while. Oh, Ae loves
Mamie SO dearly His life is blighted; he
broods over his grief all the time, thinks Of
nothing else, cares for nothing else"
goI Il.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-22

"Poor fellowr' said; yet there were still
perplexing facts and | added:
II never told you before, but a book of
mine was stolen from your fathers Office"
"Indeed!'' exclaimed Pussy, cheerfully.
And you suspect him? Then she in
stantly started up and ran out of the ROOM
In minute she was back again and, laugh
ingly merrily, laid in my hands heavy
bundle-my manuscript-"The Dukes Re-
venge."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-22

Over 5000 Easter eggs were distributed
among the poor from the lower sections Of
New York city by Rev Henry s. KimbstI
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-22

Douglas Jerrold remarked tina 1t was bei.
ter to be witty and wise thAn witty a1&
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-02
A v TO CLOVER.

We see that clover is rated very
high by all u Northern and
Eastern farmers as a wonderful
restorer Of worn out land. So it
may be-, for it is truly one of the
finest aids to accomplish this work
that can be found. And yet the
farmers in this latitude have a fine
substitute for clover-and on some
grounds it is superior. We refer
to the "black pea" or "cow pea
Like the clover, it's roots run deep
and r large. In fact we believe
it belongs to the clover family.
But unlike the clover it reaches its
full growth from the seed in sixty
days. So it can be grown upon
land from which a crop of spring
kale, cabbage, spinach, peas, beans or
potatoes have been taken. This
pea is turned under for a fertilizer
when it has reached it's full develop
ment, or it is harvested and makes
excellent food for COWS and hogs,
or the pigs will harvest it them
selves if a temporary fence is thrown
around the pea patch. So the
farmer can take a crop and give
the land a crop each year. Or the
peas may be sowed in the corn field,
at the last working Of the corn,
and, springing up, they make rapid
growth, choking out the weeds and
maturing a crop Of peas without
detriment to the corn.-C0rnucopid.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-02

to be stored together next Summer
the straw must be saved in good con-
dition now. Many farmers who well
know the benefit from this practice
scarcely ever try it, for the reason
that at haying time the old straw Is
all rome, and that from the new grain
crop is not yet threshed.
BRA AS MANURE.
Chemical analysis shows that
wheat bran has a manurial value OF
$3.50 per ton at the same rate TOR
phosphate Of lime, nitrogen and 9TH
er fertilizers as is paid for CONNER
ciaI manures. 1t is especially rich
in phosphates, and these in feeding
to stock go into the manure, except
with rapidly growing animals, when
they are worth still more to 60 into
bone and growth. 1t is not, therefore
good policy to use bran directly as a
manure. Feed it and what of manu-
rial value it has will be mostly re
turned to the soil and in more avail
able form for use by plants. There
is scarcely any part of the country
where farmers cannot afford to buy
bran for feeding mich cows, work
ing horses or young stock of any
kind. 1t is excellent for all these,
and the manur made by feeding it
will repay most of the first cost.
CORN WITH SMALL COB.
In selecting seed corn that with
small cob, especially at the butt end,
should have the preference. 1t is
more easily husked, ripens earlier
and is less likely to be injured by
curing. The moisture in the cob in
contact with the germ prevents it
from dryingo out rapidly, and if severe
freezing occurs at this time the germ
is injured. This is the great trouble
with the Western Dent corn, which
with it's deep grains set in thick ears
is rarely got dry until it is frozen.
Much of the corn land in the west is
so wet in the Fall that teams can
not be got on it to draw off the crop
until after the soil is frozen solid.
The Dent corn has often a small cob
and it is particularly important with
this variety to select the seed so as
to keep it small. A crop with thick
heavy cobs shows that the corn is
running out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-02
CARE IN GROWING SEEDS.

Last season we grew some very
fine Boston marrow squashes, and as
they were grown remote from any
vines of the same family a quantity
of the seed was saved for this sea-
sons planting, believing that it
would be comparatively pure. The
seed was planted in due time, and
a wonderful variety was the result.
There were pumpkins and squashes
Of indescribable character, with
scarcely specimen rue to the origi-
nal stock. The product was of no
value save to feed stock. This cir
cumstance brought very forcibly to
mind the dea of the necessity of
great a on the part of seedmen in
the growth Of their seeds. How
often it is the case that a seed grow
er is censured because the seed he
puts upon the market does not
prove to be pure or true to name,
when the cause is one that is ex-
tremely difficult to overcome. I
believe it is generally conceded that
the squash and pumpkin family are
very difficult to produce pure for the
very active part that bees take in
the matter Of fertilization. By their
efforts a very sure fertilization is
effected.-N. E. Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-02

When we once consider manure
as Il crop, we viii take just as much
pride in making a big crop of man
ure as of corn: and we will no moro
allow part of the crop to 90
to waste, than we would part of the
wheat or hay crop. Generally but
little can be charged against the
production of the manur crop; all
the cost is often the expense of
harvesting this crop. On the most
fertile farms this crop is worth to
the farmer several times the cost of
harvesting it. And it is the great
est wonder Of u farming that we
do not start out with a determina-
ton to make a better manure crop
than u neighbor, as we start out
to make a better oat, potato or
tobacco crop. The clearly man
will harvest a large crop,
because he will gather up all refuse
and put it in the compost heap. He
will have clean stables, clean barns,
clean yards-a clean farm; and
cleanliness is the p]reserver of health.
Thus we see that while the wheat or
potato crop supplies strength and
energy, the anu crop, closely
gathered and well kept, prevents
the agents of disease from stealing
away that strength. Pride in the
manure crop goeth before wealth
and health.-Americon AgricuHmlst.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-02
BREEDING HOGS

Nearly all writer's on this s,h;
agree that for the ordinary farMov
with his usual facilities for tattan;nr
pigs, a thoroughbred boar Of Sm"
bone, with a short nose and Of rarI,.
maturity, crossed on sows that h"r9
plenty of constitution, and tb.,
might perhaps be considered = Iitt1'
coarse, produce the best aver,no
results. | have followed this nr%" '
tice myself and will give Won tHo
results Of my experience. NV fr.t
boar was an Essex and his pigs WERE
most satisfactory, maturing earlr
docile, and easily fattened. At H.,
bench in cutting up | found ths
strips for the barrel Of fine ouaIitv
and very thick, but the belly striH
which | put into bacon, was heavy,
and too fat the hams were vp,r
large and the fresh meat a Iittir
dark. My next purchase was a
Yorkshire boar, and | was much
pleased with the results; the pios
were most easily kept and ALWAYS
fat. [ obtained the whitest and best
loins and spare ribs for the market.a
firm and thin rind pork for sailing
down, but a belly strip that just the
reverse of the Essex grade, too LIGHT
and thin. My next boar was a Be2rk.
shire, and although with the excep.
ton ofthe bacon and hams the meat
was almost perfection | found these
pigs did not tatten as easily and
were inclined to be restless. After
many experiments | should select
to-day tormy special business strong
healthy grade Yorkshire sows and
cross with theBerkshire boar, or the
reverse, when they are almost sure
to be white.
Pigs, like all other domestic ami
mails, require plenty of good feed,
fed regularly, clean quarters and
proper care. Without every one of
these requirements no matter how
good stock a farmer may have to
begin with he will not be successful
and his stock will soon begin to
deteriorate. Nc otheranimaIs require
greater skill in breeding than pigs,
and for the ordinary farmer fresh
blood every few years is iru%pel1sa-
BILE. Nothing should be bred under
a year sid, and experience has taught
ire that a well shaped SOW that
throws large filters and is a good
mother can be kept to advantage
eight or nine years. The flow OF
milk increases up to four years and
will hold as long as she continues to
be a good feeder. There is, perhaps
more skill in feeding swine than any
of our domestic animals, and have
frequently found that one man would
make pigs thrive on a certain amount
of feed on which with another they
would hardly hold their own.-Nm
England Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-02
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

Nearly 10000 doctors have been
graduated from the various medical
colleges during the last ten years
Our country is bigger than
China. We have 100000 square
miles, and China has only 2,OOO,ooO,
Germany has $4,000 miles OF
underground telegraph wires and
France 1900, all in successful opera
ton.
In England at the time OF klng
Edward, 1927, there were three
written languages in use, Latln'
French and English.
Give the fowls the benefit OF inc
sunshine in winter whenever posi-
BILE. There is nothing they ENJOY -
much as a sun bath.
of all the cities in the worm =
Paris has the largest number "'
public libraries. The National Libra,
ry-the largest in exlstence-n"'
3 900 900 volumes, about as hla o6o
prints and engravings, and loo VO'
manuscripts.
Though the state of Greece u,u
not support schools, yet daily Scho ors
going was quite general; the p %io
alone went to school, however l .b
whole education of a Greek YOU"
was divided into three parts, graz"
mar, music and gymnastics ,
1t is estimated that the nl"lI
contained in the Chinese wall Wo" Nv
build a wall around the WorIo ~
feet high and two feet thlcK' Of
cost was probably equal to tn"S in
all the 100, 900 miles OF ralIro"0
the United States.
A New England poultry kte orl.
says: zone essential in keeping have
for profit during winter is to 4a are
the hen house warm. Hens tha, act,
obliged to seek shelter in a nesIt
ed coop will seldom lay essa at the
has always been my practice az up
advent of cold weather to cIole old
all the crevices and cracks VIII"
newspapers or rags"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-02
GRASS SEEDING.

That "there are millions in it,"
to be gained from the instructions
herein given is evidently the fact,
yet no million for any one man.
Were this the case the information
would probably be withheld for
selfish ends, yet there are millions
for the nation is the firm belief of
him who now gives his method of
seeding to grass The several
common methods and times for
seeding have been found more or
less Objectionable. The old-time
practice of seeding in grass" with
rye, oats, or barely, was not satisfac-
tory TO progressive farmers because
the grain pinched the grass, and
when cut, left the grass to be
scorched by the suns rays, and in
not "a few instances to be entirely
killed. AS Beecher once well said !;
1.-The grass had a hard time Of it,"
Seeding in the spring without grain,
us late as ploughing time, would not
do. because the weeds would
spring u, and choke the grass, so
that The only crop to be had the
first >>asm would be little better
than :" maiy weeds. Some have
been weli satisfied tn seeding in
h fl, say October, but this
practice often pleases when the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-02

winters are favorable, yet 1T is
quite too common that the young
grass is partially or badly "win-
ter killed" Seeding in August
generally gives good results. The
young grass being able to get a
good hold, will stand the freezing
and thawing, with few exceptions,
very we'll. The only objection to
this practice is the loss Of time
it is not often that the crops are
harvested as early as August.
There is another method which
has been followed by the author for
several years, which seems to
produce the best results with no
objections, yet one that is p~racticed
but little, if at all by others. This
best of all methods" is to prepare
the ground in the fall after the
crops are harvested and before
freezing, just as if you we're going
to SOW the seed. That is, you
should manure, plough, harrow
and roll if you like, but do not
put on a seed until about the
middle of the. following March,
then put it on without disturbing
the soil in any way. 1t appears
from my observation that the
middle of March is the best time
for sowing hay seed, yet as late as
April will answer, but in all instan-
ces the seed should be sown as
early as the weather will permit
Of it's terminating. Prof. Shelton
Of Kansas intimates that there is
no such a thing as sowing too
early in spring, but as he prepares
the ground in spring, it is reason
able to infer that he means that
there is such a thing as working
the ground too early, not that the
seed may be sown too early if the
ground is prepared in the fall. By
this method one may get a good
crop of hay the first seasonal crop
worth twice as much as oats or
barley would be, and no time would
be lost. The grass will be ready to
cut about the goth of July, and
there will be no uncertainty about
it either, if the seed put on has
vitality enough to germinate. No
freezing, drought or other hindran-
ces are m at this season, so
one may be almost as sure of a
crop as he is that time will contin-
Tie.
The question of grain is a vital
One-grains of various kinds must
'ba raised, but experience teaches
-rfnat they shouIJ1Tot be raised with
grass. Farmers should study to
get rid of that Inconvenience
without %pccuniary loss. What is
wanted is to raise the first crop of
hay without infringing upon the
time of the corn or the potato crop,
or any other crop, and yet to have
no other crop disturb the hay crop.
This can be done by the method
given here which, to epitomize, is
plough in fall and SOW in spring.
(P. B. Thomas in Nem England
Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-02

California has no competitor in
big trees. They belong to the genus
.Seguoio-a name derived from Sc
quoyah, a Cherokee, who invetented
an alphabet and written language
for his Indian tribe-and are of two
species. They are found in the
track west of the Sierra Nevada
mountains between the 34th and
42nd degrees of latitude, ranging in
hight from 200 to 400 feet and in
diameter from 8 to 25 feet.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-02
Correspondence.
GRASS
Practical Suggestions by a Practical
Man..

WINSTON, N. u, Ill. AOCu 1901.
EDITOR PROGRESSIVE FARMER
Ny anxiety to help hold up your
hands in your effort to raise our
farmer brethren to a higher level
of usefulness is my only apology for
the following suggestions, the result
OF actual experience. My text is the
imperative Importance OF Summer
and Fall blowing and August seed
ing in this section. July, | think, is
the most important month i'll the
twelve for preparation. At this
time the weeds are in bloom and
succuIent. A bushel of Gypsum
Gland Plaster) busted on an acre
of these weeds and the weeds turned
under not only gives you a fair ma
nuring for the field but the work has
destroyed many weeds, seeds and
insects. Many farmers think that
the sun kills the land, as they express
it, if it is left exposed without some
growth during the Summer, but this
is an error. The land thus treated
is in good filth in August. During
August SOW all your oats, clover and
grass, not forgetting to save an acre
or two for Lucern or Alfalfa. The
weed growth that you have turned
in will be decaying and will furnish
enough moisture (humidity)to sprout
the seeds, and n sprouted there
is no danger. August sown oats,
clover and grass a be and ought to
be top dressed during the Winter ;
and while the plants seen to be
standing still during the White"
they are in fact making wonderful
root growth, so that an August sown
clover plant is much more thrifty
and larger in the Spring than a
Spring sown clover plant is in the
Fall. If your land is deeply and
we'll pIowed your chance for a crop
of August sown oats is much greater
and many times better than if sown
in the Spring and the harvest, nine
times out OF ten, will be heavier and
better. Lucern or Alfalfa must be
sown in drills and all the books say
it must be kept clean of weeds until
GStdUiiSlCu. Dili IL III u9u thC
fust VIII e1fGcrruny-r It 2f all
annual and you will have more Tine
and a better chance to chop out the
perennial weeds during Winter. |
will not say that it is Il good plan,
but you seed your clover and
grass in August and then With Il
wheat drill put IL wheat crop on top
of it in October. AS Il rule most
farmers make Il mixture OF orchard
grass and clover only-this Is an
error; in no section of this region
have | seen "pasturing or grazing
successfully pursued; and soiling or
cutting the feed for the stock must
be done-therefore, | would mix or
chard grass, clover, timothy, mount
ain meadow grass and red top and
this gives the cattle Il greater variety
of food and by following this plan
| would act up to the teaching of
nature and soon completely fill the
ground with plants, and plant roots.
| cannot too strongly recommend
Lucern or Alfalfa to our farmers and
this county would add many thou
sand of dollars to it's wealth if each
farmer in it had one acre of Lucern.
| hope these hastily gathered lines
may be of use to you, and subscribe
myself very sincerely Yours.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-02
STORING HAY WITH STRAW.

Where the hay is put up rather
green it may be saved in good con
dition for feeding by mixing with
straw. The surplus moisture Of the
grass is absorbed, and with it much
of the aroma which gives good hay
it's delicate flavor. 1t ear hardly be
said that the nutritive value of the
straw has been made equal to hay
by this process, for its constituents
have not been changed. But in MAX
ing straw more palataDle there is a
decided gain in it's nutritive value,
as whatever is eaten with a relish is
digested so much better than that
which is not. If straw and hay are